Surprisingly clean and modern for an old hotel. Recent renovations make the hotel competitive to newer, recently constructed hotels. The price, however, make this hotel a much better value when compared to the prices of these newer hotels. And with free breakfast! The price-value ratio cannot be beat, especially for an expensive market like Ottawa. The location, although not downtown, is within a 10-minute drive of all the sites. For those who do not want to drive, the hotel is a few minutes walk from the St. Laurent transit station which includes light rail service downtown.